Global showbiz briefs: ‘stan lee’s mighty 7’, endemol & village roadshow

PGS TO OFFER ‘STAN LEE’S MIGHTY 7’ AT MIP MARKET Andy Heyward’s A Squared Entertainment is partnering with Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Archie Comics to produce _Stan Lee’s Mighty 7_.

The TV movie trilogy is billed as the first-ever reality superhero show and sees Lee insert himself into the story as a writer hired by Archie Comics to create a new group of superheroes.

But when a group of seven aliens crash lands near his trailer, Stan decides to teach them how to behave as superheroes to thwart the military that’s in hot pursuit. _The Mighty 7_ comic book

began appearing last year as a bi-monthly series. PGS Entertainment is kicking off sales at Mip-TV next month with the first movie to deliver in Q4. ENDEMOL UNVEILS MIP-TV LINEUP The

company will proffer Endemol USA’s _Does Someone Have To Go_, a fly-on-the-wall reality series set in the workplace that has been commissioned by Fox in the States. The premise sees bosses

hand over the reins of their companies to employees who are given the opportunity to shake things up, including firing co-workers. It gets a preview in the U.S. on May 15. Also from Endemol

USA is game show _Wall Of Fame_ in which families win cash by correctly answering general knowledge questions and identifying which celebrity on a ‘wall of fame’ also got the right answer.

From Endemol Germany, the company is hawking _The Brain_ in which contestants must perform complex mental and physical challenges. It’s already sold to Spain and Italy where it ranked number

one in its primetime slot. From Endemol Italy, Next One is a daily game show where players line up to take part in a high-speed game of knowledge. It was the most watched daily

entertainment show for the 2012/13 Italian TV season and is being piloted in several territories. Also on the offer are_ Grading Mom And Dad_ from Endemol Netherlands, _Unbeatable_ from

Endemol Germany and international hit _Your Face Sounds Familiar_ from Endemol Spain which has sold to 20 countries. WATCH ON DEADLINE VILLAGE ROADSHOW SELLS STAKE IN CONCORD MUSIC Village

Roadshow Entertainment Group has unloaded its 47% stake in Concord Music Group to funds advised by Wood Creek Capital Management LLC and an investor group that includes Concord’s senior

management and industry veterans Steve Smith and Scott Pascucci. Terms were not disclosed but VREG parent Village Roadshow Limited said the transaction has no material financial impact. VRL

said the proceeds will reduce debt and free up cash to enable VREG to focus on film production, primarily its co-prods with Warner Bros. which include _The Great Gatsby, All You Need Is

Kill, Mad Max: Fury Road_ and _Jupiter Ascending_. VREG is committed to co-produce 6-8 Hollywood films per year after renewing its JV with WB for five years and increasing its U.S. credit

facility to $1.1B last November. Glen Barros remains as Concord president/CEO and chairman Norman Lear becomes chairman emeritus. Concord’s roster includes Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Alison

Krauss, Chick Corea, James Taylor, Carole King, George Benson and Kenny G.- DON GROVES